A bicyclist takes in the scenery of the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains as he rides along the road in Chino Hills State Park in Chino Hills on Thursday, February 7, 2019. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

The latest winter storm to hit Southern California has dropped snow onto local mountains, prompting some school districts to declare a snow day.

“Due to snow accumulations across Rim School District, but especially at our higher elevations, today, February 21, 2019, is a snow day,” says a statement on the Rim of the World Unified School District’s website.

Meteorologists with the National Weather Service don’t expect the current storm to bring as much rain as last week’s downpours, which led to evacuation orders for local fire-burn scars including the Holy fire in Lake Elsinore.

Those storms caused damage to several highways.

Some highways had partial or full closures until further notice as of 8 p.m. Wednesday night:

Highway 18 will be closed for at least two weeks, from Green Valley Lake Road to the Big Bear Dam.

Highway 173 was closed from Highway 138 to Twin Ranch Road because of a mudslide.

Highway 2 was closed from Grassy Hollow to Islip Saddle because of extreme snow conditions. It was inaccessible from Los Angeles County.

Beatriz E. Valenzuela is an award-winning journalist who’s covered breaking news in Southern California since 2006 and has been on the front lines of several national and international news events. She’s worked for media outlets serving Southern California readers covering education, local government, entertainment and all things nerd including comic book culture and video games. She’s an amateur obstacle course racer, constant fact-checker, mother of three and lover of all things adorable.